Penn Vet Alumni Award of Merit

The Penn Vet Alumni Award of Merit recognizes alumni who have demonstrated:

~ outstanding leadership and service to the School of Veterinary Medicine ~ excellence in the veterinary profession ~ and community involvement

Professional achievements, community service, and other such accomplishments will be considered as secondary to service to the School.

Nominations are currently being solicited. Members of the Dean’s Alumni Council Awards Group will review all submissions and seek letters of recommendation for the top candidates. Award winners will be selected by the Dean's Alumni Council Awards Group and awards will be presented at the Keynote Luncheon of the Penn Annual Conference.

If you have any questions or would like to submit a nomination via standard mail, email, or fax, please contact Kristen McMullen, Director of Alumni Relations, at 215-898-1481 or kmcmul@vet.upenn.edu. She will be happy to help you.

Alumni Award of Merit

Year

Recipients

2014

(to be given at the 2015 Alumni Awards Dinner during the Penn Annual Conference)

2013 Award of Merit Recipients

Theodore Robinson V'74

Dr. Robinson was instrumental in forming the Native American Veterinary Services – an organization dedicated to bringing quality veterinary care to the Native American reservations in the Southwest. Dr. Robinson takes groups of Penn Vet students on these trips affording them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of both small and large animal surgery and medicine. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Foundation and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association for the past 10 years.

Howard Krum V'92

Dr. Krum is an aquatic animal veterinarian and science writer who was the first full-time veterinarian for the New England Aquarium in Boston. He help launch both the Georgia Aquarium and the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Dr. Krum has been dedicated to writing a seven part book series, An Animal Life, based on fictional and actual experiences attending vet school at Penn. He has donated proceeds from his book to SCAVMA, the Working Dog Center, and other community projects. He currently serves on the Dean's Alumni Council and participates in several student activities.